Muddledash is a fun party game, with a valuable lesson about Octopus party etiquette. It’s a couch multiplayer game for up to four players with no single player or online play, continuing the local multiplayer Renaissance. It’s a simple party game with a cute twist on platforming…
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When you think of indie games which developers come to mind? Is it Phil Fish, the controversial mastermind behind Fez? Perhaps it’s Edmund McMillen and his darkly humorous creations. Or maybe the impossible to hate Derek Yu of Spelunky fame? Forget those guys, you should…
Neon Tail is basically Jet Set Radio meets Space Channel 5 meets Mirror’s Edge. If that doesn’t get your heart racing then you and your obsidian non-soul need to turn off the computer and re-examine your life. Before you start getting too excited though, Neon…
Mega Cat Studios has considered itself part of the ol’ Kickstarter Retro Renaissance after all, wherein anything past discrediting the cloud and evangelizing cassettes is probably heresy. Coffee Crisis celebrated something of an anniversary this December past, 12 months after 200-odd backers ordered a side-scrolling/beat…
A short game about exploration, Let’s Go Somewhere New takes inspiration from the 2D Zelda games of yesteryear. It tasks players with solving riddles and puzzles in a watercolor-styled world. With atmosphere being core to the game, players will talk to local residents as they…
Seemingly combining Guitar Hero and Fruit Ninja, Bailey Snyder’s first game, Katto, takes a different approach to the rhythm game genre. In Katto, players wield two katanas as a number of objects fly toward them to the beat of a song. The player must destroy…
Atari, the once king of video games, has been in the news a lot recently. Unfortunately, as has been the case every time they’ve been in the news for the last two decades, it’s all bad news. Terrible games made by indie developers, crowdfunding campaigns,…
The first trailer for The Italianeer is here, and this side-scrolling brawler charms its audience with the nostalgia of a pixelated art style and a 1980’s setting with a bit of comedic writing. Even more charming is the 10-year-old protagonist, Luciano, that gamers control in…
Impact Gameworks‘ Tangledeep is the digital manifestation of a dream that has existed within the head of programmer Andrew Aversa for years. It’s also a clinical example of both how to run a Kickstarter campaign and how to manage the perils of Early Access. We…
I didn’t know what to expect from Dynasty Feud when I first started it up. From the art, it reminded me a bit of Cartoon Network shows that were bumped down in prime time hours. But I was surprised. Making History Come Alive! And Fight…
Red Hook’s premier title is making its way to the Switch, luring in a fresh flock of first-time players in the process. With about a dozen patches and two DLC factored in over the past year, the Darkest Dungeon experience of 2018 is altogether a different beast than it…
Remember: the music is but a vehicle – you are the driver. Add your energy. Listen. Practice. Refine. Trust yourself. Trust your skills. Godspeed, young dance warrior. Spread the funk. Rhythm games have a history of wacky or outlandish premises, largely due to their fun…
Hello everyone, and welcome to Games of History! Or rather, you may want to welcome Games of History here to Cliqist. For over a year, I’ve been producing Games of History on my own – you may have read some of the companion articles we’ve…
Rumu loves cleaning. Wine. Toast. Ada the cat’s paw prints. It doesn’t matter. Anything to keep the house sparkling for David and Cecily – the smartest, clumsiest humans in the world. David might leave his shirts lying around. Cecily might drop her teacup. Rumu doesn’t…
Cliqist Style Guide All rules, of course, are made to be broken. But don’t break them until you’ve mastered them. Topics to cover Anything relating to indie gaming. New game announcements New Kickstarter campaigns Crowdfunding Hall Of Fame Indie game history Crowdfunding scams Developer interviews…
When Cliqist covered Shape of the World back in the halcyon days of 2015 – back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and prehistoric humanity had to contend with just seven Fast and the Furious movies – we praised its “gorgeous vistas”, “beautiful abstraction”, and invited…